Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Implicit attitudes toward violence among male perpetrators of intimate partner violence: a preliminary investigation
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Samper, Rita Holtzworth-Munroe, Amy Suhr, Laura Eckhardt, Christopher I
Keywords:	Perpetrator programs;Perpetrators;Theories of violence
Year:	2012
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	27 (3), February 2012
Notes:	Whereas cognitive variables are hypothesized to play an important role in intimate partner violence (IPV) etiology and intervention, cognitive assessment methods have largely targeted offenders’ explicit, controlled cognitive processing using paper-and-pencil questionnaires prone to social desirability biases. Using an implicit measure of attitudes (the Implicit Association Test [IAT]), we assessed attitudes toward gender, violence, and the association between gender and violence among 50 men enrolled in an IPV treatment program and a comparison sample of 40 nonviolent (NV) men [in a Midwestern US state]. Although no group differences were noted on explicit attitudinal measures, men in the IPV group showed more positive implicit attitudes regarding violence, and a more rapid association between women and violence. Among men in treatment for IPV, the attitudes toward violence IAT was significantly correlated with self/partner-reported IPV frequency. In accordance with social information processing models of aggression, these results suggest that aggressogenic attitudes are likely to operate automatically and with little conscious deliberation. As a result, clinicians and researchers must adapt assessment and intervention strategies to capture both implicit and explicit aspects of cognitive processing. [?2012 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15188
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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